#Utgarde Grapplesniper

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Utgarde Grapplesniper by Axer Veicht (Descent of Dragons Exp)

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Descent of Dragons: Y2K Reveals

Many people worked very hard to prevent the Year 2000 being considered the Year 1900, which would have trapped the world in an endless time loop. Which is definitely what the problem was.

Anyhow, there’s some rare and Epic cards left so let’s look at them real quick.

Hoard Pillager allows you to recycle your weapons, which is highly convenient now that we’re seeing more Legendary weapons. Of course, you can also reuse other, less Legendary weapons, but the utility is basically the same. This is probably best in decks that don’t use many weapons, since that means you can consistently get the weapon you want. Hoard Pillager also isn’t so good in Rogue, since getting the Hero Power dagger is bad. Overall, I think you’ll only want to run this is having a weapon is central to your strategy, since the statline is great if you’re just getting back any weapon.

Utgarde Grapplesniper is this set’s incredibly weird and confusing tech card. I don’t really think this is worth running, since there’s always the chance that you pull out a large scary Dragon for your opponent, while not drawing your own. Plus, you might miss out on your good Dragon Battlecries. Probably worth giving this one a miss.

Grizzled Wizard is another card to interact with Hero Powers. Except most of the time, you probably don’t want to do a swap. None of the non-basic powers you can access in Standard are worth paying four mana to get access to, and in Wild, you probably want to be doing signifigantly more effective things that using an opponent’s Hero Power for one turn. There’s a bit of buzz about overwriting your opponent’s Hero Power with another card, which sounds great, but almost certainly won’t pan out that well. Grizzled Wizard might be an interesting gimmick, but it’s probably not that great for actually winning the game.

Skyfin is weird a weird cross-tribal support card. There are a lot of better things you can do for five mana when holding a Dragon, so I don’t really see this as a winner. Honestly, this is kind of a letdown for an Epic minion, but that’s how things are. Just ignore that fact that a bunch of commons are way more interesting and complex than Skyfin. It’s for Limited, you see. (What do you mean, “Rarity doesn’t affect Arena”?)

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Descent of Dragons Ratings

Pattern:

Card Name (Class)

Power Rating

Synergy Rating

Combined Rating

Abyssal Summoner (Warlock)

3.75

4

3.875

Aeroponics (Druid)

3.5

5

4.25

Amber Watcher (Paladin)

4.5

4.5

4.5

Ancharrr (Warrior)

5

5

5

Arcane Breath (Mage)

4.5

4.5

4.5

Awaken! (Warrior)

3.5

4.5

4

Azure Explorer (Mage)

3

5

4

Bad Luck Albatross (Neutral)

3

4

3.5

Bandersmosh (Shaman)

4

2

3

Big Ol’ Whelp (Neutral)

5

4.5

4.75

Blazing Battlemage (Neutral)

5

3

4

Bloodsail Flybooter (Rogue)

4.25

5

4.625

Blowtorch Saboteur (Neutral)

3.5

3

3.25

Breath of Dreams (Druid)

5

6

5.5

Breath of the Infinite (Priest)

3

3.5

3.25

Bronze Explorer (Paladin)

4.5

5

4.75

Camouflaged Dirigible (Neutral)

2.75

4.25

3.5

Candle Breath (Rogue)

4

5

4.5

Chenvaala (Mage)

4

5

4.5

Chromatic Egg (Neutral)

2

4

3

Chronobreaker (Priest)

3.5

3.5

3.5

Clear the Way (Hunter)

2

3

2.5

Cobalt Spellkin (Neutral) 4.5

4.5

4.5

Corrosive Breath (Hunter)

4

4

4

Corrupt Elementalist (Shaman)

3

6

4.5

Crazed Netherwing (Warlock)

4

5

4.5

Cumulo-Maximus (Shaman)

4

4

4

Dark Skies (Warlock)

4

4

4

Deathwing, Mad Aspect (Warrior)

4

5

4.5

Depth Charge (Neutral)

1

3

2

Devoted Maniac (Neutral) 3

4

3.5

Disciple of Galakrond (Priest)

4

5

4.5

Diving Gryphon (Hunter)

4.25

5

4.625

Dragon Breeder (Neutral)

4

5

4.5

Dragonbane (Hunter)

5

3

4

Dragonblight Cultist (Warlock)

3.25

4

3.625

Dragoncaster (Mage)

3

4

3.5

Dragonmaw Poacher (Neutral)

7

3

5

Dragonqueen Alexstrasza (Neutral)

5

5

5

Dragonrider Talritha (Paladin)

4

5

4.5

Dragon’s Hoard (Rogue) 4

5

4.5

Dragon’s Pack (Shaman)

3

4

3.5

Dread Raven (Neutral)

3

4

3.5

Dwarven Sharpshooter (Hunter)

4

3

3.5

Elemental Allies (Mage)

3

3

3

Embiggen (Druid) 4.25

3

3.625

Emerald Explorer (Druid) 4

4.5

4.25

Envoy of Lazul (Priest)

3

2

2.5

Evasive Chimaera (Neutral)

3.5

3.5 

3.5

Evasive Drakonid (Neutral) 3.5

3.5

3.5

Evasive Feywing (Neutral) 4

4

4

Evasive Wyrm (Neutral)

5

4

4.5

EVIL Quartermaster (Warrior)

5

3

4

Faceless Corruptor (Neutral) 4

4

4

Fate Weaver (Priest)

3.5

3.5

3.5

Fiendish Rites (Warlock)

4

5

4.5

Fire Hawk (Neutral)

3.5

3

3.25

Flik Skyshiv (Rogue) 5

4

4.5

Frizz Kindleroost (Neutral) 4

4

4

Galakrond, the Nightmare (Rogue)

5

5

5

Galakrond, the Tempest (Shaman) 5

5

5

Galakrond, the Unbreakable (Warrior) 5

5

5

Galakrond, the Unspeakable (Priest)

4

4

4

Galakrond, the Wretched (Warlock)

5

5

5

Goboglide Tech (Neutral)

3

5

4

Goru the Mightree (Druid) 4

5

4.5

Grave Rune (Priest)

4

5

4.5

Grizzled Wizard (Neutral) 2

2

2

Gyrocopter (Neutral) 3

4

3.5

Hippogryph  (Neutral)

2

4

3

Hoard Pillager (Neutral) 4

5

4.5

Hot Air Balloon (Neutral)

4

4

4

Invocation of Frost (Shaman)

5

5

5

Kobold Stickyfinger (Neutral) 3

3

3

Kronx Dragonhoof (Neutral) 5

6

5.5

Learn Draconic (Mage)

3

2

2.5

Lightforged Crusader (Paladin)

5

4

4.5

Lightforged Zealot (Paladin)

5

4

4.5

Lightning Breath (Shaman)

4

5

4.5

Living Dragonbreath (Neutral) 3

3.5

3.25

Malygos, Aspect of Magic (Mage) 4

4

4

Mana Giant (Mage)

4

4

4

Mindflayer Kaahrj (Priest)

3

3

3

Molten Breath (Warrior)

4

4

4

Murozond the Infinite (Priest)

5

3

4

Necrium Apothecary (Rogue) 4

5

4.5

Nether Breath (Warlock) 4

5

4.5

Nithogg (Shaman)

4

4

4

Nozdormu the Timeless (Paladin)

4

3

3.5

Parachute Brigand (Neutral) 3

5

4

Phase Stalker (Hunter)

4

4

4

Platebreaker (Neutral)

4

4

4

Praise Galakrond! (Rogue)

3

4.5

3.75

Primordial Explorer (Hunter)

4.5

4

4.25

Rain of Fire (Warlock) 2

2

2

Ramming Speed (Warrior)

3.5

3

3.25

Righteous Cause (Paladin)

3

4

3.5

Ritual Chopper (Warrior)

3

4

3.5

Rolling Fireball (Mage)

5

3

4

Sanctuary (Paladin) 4.5

2.5

3.5

Sand Breath (Paladin)

2

2

2

Sathrovarr (Neutral)

4

3

3.5

Scalerider (Neutral) 4

5

4.5

Scion of Ruin (Warrior) 5

5

5

Seal of Fate (Rogue) 3.5

3.5

3.5

Secure the Deck (Druid)

1

1

1

Shield of Galakrond (Neutral)

4

4

4

Shrubadier (Druid)

4

5

4.5

Shu’ma (Neutral)

4

4

4

Sky Claw (Paladin)

3.5

4.5

4

Sky Raider (Warrior)

3.5

4

3.75

Skybarge (Warrior)

4

4

4

Skyfin (Neutral) 4

4

4

Squallhunter (Shaman)

4

5

4.5

Stormhammer (Hunter) 3.5

4

3.75

Storm’s Wrath (Shaman)

3.5

3.5

3.5

Stowaway (Neutral)

4

4

4

Strength in Numbers (Druid)

1

1

1

Surging Tempest (Shaman)

3.5

3.5

3.5

Tasty Flyfish (Neutral)

3.5

4

3.75

Tentacled Menace (Neutral) 3.5

3

3.25

Time Rip (Priest) 4

4

4

Toxic Reinforcements (Hunter) 1

1

1

Transmogrifier (Neutral)

4

1

2.5

Treenforcements (Druid) 5

5

5

Troll Batrider (Neutral)

4

4

4

Twin Tyrant (Neutral)

4

4.5

4.25

Umbral Skulker (Rogue) 5

4.5

4.75

Utgarde Grapplesniper (Neutral)

3

5

4

Valdris Felgorge (Warlock) 5

5

5

Veiled Worshipper (Warlock)

5

5

5

Veranus (Hunter)

4

5

4.5

Violet Spellwing (Mage)

4.5

3.5

4

Waxadred (Rogue)

4.5

4.5

4.5

Whispers of EVIL (Priest) 4

4

4

Wing Commander (Neutral)

4

3.5

3.75

Wyrmrest Purifier (Neutral)

3

1

2

Ysera, Unleashed (Druid)

5

5

5

Zul’drak Ritualist (Neutral)

1

1

1

Zzeraku the Warped (Warlock)

5

5

5